Documented Health Risks of Glyphosate

Antibiotic Resistance

Kurenbach, B., et al. (2015).  Sublethal Exposure to Commercial Formulations of the Herbicides Dicamba, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, and Glyphosate Cause Changes in Antibiotic Susceptibility in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.  mBio 6(2):e00009-15.  http://mbio.asm.org/content/6/2/e00009-15

Birth Defects

Antoniou, M., et al. (2011).  Roundup and birth defects: Is the public being kept in the dark?  Earth Open Sourcehttp://earthopensource.org/wp-content/uploads/RoundupandBirthDefectsv5.pdf

Antoniou M., et al. (2012).  Teratogenic Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides: Divergence of Regulatory Decisions from Scientific Evidence.   Journal of Environmental &  Analytical Toxicology S4:006.  https://www.omicsonline.org/teratogenic-effects-of-glyphosate-based-herbicides-divergence-of-regulatory-decisions-from-scientific-evidence-2161-0525.S4-006.pdf

Kruger, M., et al. (2014).  Detection of Glyphosate in Malformed Piglets.  Environmental & Analytical Toxicology 2014, 4:5.  https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/detection-of-glyphosate-in-malformed-piglets-2161-0525.1000230.pdf

Cancer

Thongprakaisang, S., et al. (2013).  Glyphosate induces human breast cancer cells growth via estrogen receptors.  Food and Chemical Toxicology 59 (2013) 129-136.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23756170

World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), (2015).  IARC Monographs Volume 112.  http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol112/mono112-10.pdf

Damage to Gut Microbiome

Samsel, A. & Seneff, S. (2013).  Glyphosate’s Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases.  Entropy ISSN 1099-4300.  http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/4/1416

Endocrine Disruption

Young, F. Ho, D., Glynn, D., & Edwards, V., (2015).  Endocrine disruption and cytotoxicity of glyphosate and roundup in human JAr cells in vitro.  Integrative Pharmacology, Toxicology and Genotoxicologyhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/291719160_Integrative_Pharmacology_Toxicology_and_Genotoxicology

Infertility

Romano, M., et al. (2011).  Glyphosate impairs male offspring reproductive development by disrupting gonadotropin expression.  Reproductive Toxicologyhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22120950

Kidney Disease

Jayasumana, C., Gunatilake, S., & Senanayake, P. (2014).   Glyphosate, Hard Water and Nephrotoxic Metals: Are They the Culprits Behind the Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of

Unknown Etiology in Sri Lanka?  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945589/

Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s)

Cattani, D., et al. (2014).  Mechanisms underlying the neurotoxicity induced by glyphosate-based herbicide in immature rat hippocampus:  Involvement of glutamate excitotoxicity.  Toxicology 320 (2014) 34-45.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24636977